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Hmm sceptical. So that would mean he was able to do a video link up if he won but couldn't be arsed to do one to say thanks for the support etc earlier in the evening. But who knows.
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Nobody seems to be able to answer the question that I and another poster have asked: What exactly does Mo Farrah have to do to win, or even get in the top 3 for SPOTY? He has won double gold over the last four global championships, including two Olympics. No other British athlete has come close to achieving this and yet athletes have won it before. Cram, Radcliffe, Ennis and probably others who escape me at the moment, did not achieve what he has. How can there be three other people more worthy than him every single year?
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Now there's a thought! Yes, he was shagging his sister-in-law at the time, wasn't he? Did so for 7 years.
Some people say it's the only thing interesting about him! lol ![]() Rooney has a one night stand and his reputation goes down the pan... |
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Nobody seems to be able to answer the question that I and another poster have asked: What exactly does Mo Farrah have to do to win, or even get in the top 3 for SPOTY? He has won double gold over the last four global championships, including two Olympics. No other British athlete has come close to achieving this and yet athletes have won it before. Cram, Radcliffe, Ennis and probably others who escape me at the moment, did not achieve what he has. How can there be three other people more worthy than him every single year?
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He's been unfortunate in the respect that he has been in an outstanding era for British sportsmen, plenty of deserving people have missed out over the last 10 years. Gone are the days when you wondered who would be on the list, you now wonder who won't make it. I find it incredible that Chris Froome failed to make the shortlist.
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Just rewind it back on BBC1. They didn't mention a video link, someone was in the room on his behalf.
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Be born in Britain. There's a lot of dislike for him and Froome for some reason for not being 'true' Brits.
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I think somebody said he needs to win the Marathon and two more gold medals at next years World Championship to have a chance
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I think somebody said he needs to win the Marathon and two more gold medals at next years World Championship to have a chance
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Linford Christie won in 1992 despite being born in Jamaica.
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Nobody seems to be able to answer the question that I and another poster have asked: What exactly does Mo Farrah have to do to win, or even get in the top 3 for SPOTY? He has won double gold over the last four global championships, including two Olympics. No other British athlete has come close to achieving this and yet athletes have won it before. Cram, Radcliffe, Ennis and probably others who escape me at the moment, did not achieve what he has. How can there be three other people more worthy than him every single year?
Anyone who admires what he's achieved, maybe they just don't like him much as a person? I seem to vaguely remember there was some negative publicity about him after the London Olympics when he got something like £250,000 for running half a marathon or something? I think it was a whole marathon but he only ran half of it ..? And there were things about him doing anything for money ... ? I remember he ran some race earlier this year and on the radio they were on about that, about some of the things he's done for the money not going down well ... something like that, I was only half listening! Might have nothing to do with that, of course. |
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I fully agree with you here, so many excellent sporting people have not even got close to being nominated, so not winning it is no shame on him, similar questions could be asked for example in regards to Hannah Cockcroft, what more does she have to do to win it?
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Bit of a shock not seeing Mo in the top three, but as I predicted, it was a Rio clean sweep.
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I still don't think he'd win even then. There'd be someone who'd pop up with another achievement like Nick Skelton (!) and pip him to it again.
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Obviously I don't know the answer to that, no one does, but perhaps he's just not very popular as a person?
Anyone who admires what he's achieved, maybe they just don't like him much as a person? I seem to vaguely remember there was some negative publicity about him after the London Olympics when he got something like £250,000 for running half a marathon or something? I think it was a whole marathon but he only ran half of it ..? And there were things about him doing anything for money ... ? I remember he ran some race earlier this year and on the radio they were on about that, about some of the things he's done for the money not going down well ... something like that, I was only half listening! Might have nothing to do with that, of course. |
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From comments I read online, a lot of people say Mo is not British for some reason.
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Jamie Vardy looks like he wants to nut Lineker.
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It seems like Vardy is here more for what he did last year than this, if anyones inclusion on the shortlist is a bit of a head scratcher for me this year its his.
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What's Mo training for now? Does he ever stop training.
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Jessica Ennis sitting next to Prince William
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He always mentions other players success more than his own. He's very humble.
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Prince William is a nice chap but a poor public speaker compared to his father and brother.
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He co-presented.
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Roy Keane looks up for a fight.
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Nobody seems to be able to answer the question that I and another poster have asked: What exactly does Mo Farrah have to do to win, or even get in the top 3 for SPOTY? He has won double gold over the last four global championships, including two Olympics. No other British athlete has come close to achieving this and yet athletes have won it before. Cram, Radcliffe, Ennis and probably others who escape me at the moment, did not achieve what he has. How can there be three other people more worthy than him every single year?
2. He needs to win Wimbledon 3. Jessica Ennis has never won, but she should have done. |
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He was born in Somalia, apparently. Moved here when he was 8.
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Can't see Mo ever winning while Andy is still being successful on the court. Tennis is a massively high profile sport which puts him in the limelight and it's fairly obvious he is very popular nowadays.
Maybe if Mo win's something against the odds when he's nearing retirement etc then he may have a good chance. |
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Oh but Michael Phelps can win Life achievement even though he has two drnk driving offences
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I think with Hannah Cockcroft you have to say
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I doubt Andy would have won had he retained his Olympic gold but not won Wimbledon or become world number 1. Alistair's was also for the attention he got in the world series; the Olympics alone would not have put him in the public consciousness to that extent.
Ali got nominated primarily for his success in the Olympics, his huge success away from the Olympics just added to how great of year he had. |
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He was born in Somalia, apparently. Moved here when he was 8.
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Final full results:
1. Andy Murray - 247,419 2. Alistair Brownlee - 121,665 3. Nick Skelton - 109,197 4. Mo Farah - 54,476 5. Sophie Christiansen - 37,284 6. Kate Richardson-Walsh - 34,604 7. Max Whitlock - 32,858 8. Laura Kenny - 31,781 9. Jamie Vardy - 25,020 10. Jason Kenny - 12,376 11. Adam Peaty - 11,129 12. Gareth Bale - 10,786 13. Nicola Adams - 7,812 14. Kadeena Cox - 5,574 15. Dame Sarah Storey - 3,580 16. Danny Willett - 2,227 |
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The vote totals are on the BBC website.
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Prince William knew all the words. Not necessarily in the right order.